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Explain, using suitable diagrams, the difference in the behavior of a (i) conductor and (ii) dielectric in the presence of the external electric field. Define the term polarization of a dielectric and write its relationship with susceptibility.

Important Questions on Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
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A capacitor is charged with a battery and then its plate separation is increased without disconnecting the battery. What will be the change in the charge stored in the capacitor.

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A capacitor is charged with a battery and then its plate separation is increased without disconnecting the battery. What will be the change in energy stored in the capacitor.

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A capacitor is charged with a battery and then its plate separation is increased without disconnecting the battery. What will be the change in the potential difference across the plates of the capacitor?

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A capacitor is charged with a battery and then its plate separation is increased without disconnecting the battery. What will be the change in the electric field between the plates of the capacitor?

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The charges and are placed on the circumference of a circle of radius , as shown in Figure below. What is the value of charge placed on the same circle if the potential at centre, ?

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Two thin concentric shells of radii and have charges and . Write the expression for the potential at the surface of inner and outer shells.

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A charge is distributed uniformly over a metallic sphere of radius obtain the expressions for the electric field and electric potential at a point . Show on a plot the variation of and with for .

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A long charged cylinder of linear charge density is surrounded by a hollow coaxial conducting cylinder of linear charge density . Use Gauss’s law to obtain expression for the electric field at a point in the space between the cylinders.
